Vermont man convicted in shooting of three Palestinian students
A Vermont jury on Monday handed down a unanimous verdict finding Jason Eaton guilty of seeking to murder three Palestinian students in 2023.
TL;DR
- Jason Eaton was found guilty by a Vermont jury of seeking to murder three Palestinian students.
- Eaton confessed to the November 2023 shootings but argued he was suffering from a psychotic episode.
- Jurors rejected Eaton's insanity defense, finding him guilty of three counts of second-degree attempted murder.
- The three students, Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad, and Kinnan Abdalhamid, survived the attack.
- Hisham Awartani was left paralyzed from the waist down.
- Eaton faces up to life in prison.